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The Origin of the Shorter Glosses of Placidvs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2009

J. W. Pirie
Affiliation:
The University of Glasgow

Extract

The relation of the glossae breviores of Placidus, or rather Pseudo–Placidus, to Festus1 epitome of Verrius has been the subject of much discussion; but after Karl's detailed examination inDe Placidi Glossis (Comm. phil. I en. VII. 2), the view has generally prevailed that Ps.–Plac. is not dependent on Festus, and that any similarities between them are referable to the use of similar sources by Verrius and our compiler.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © The Classical Association 1928

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References

1 I am indebted to Professor Lindsay for this these writers were resuscitating O. Latin words suggestion, and also for much kindly criticism. which they found in the glossaries of their period,

2 One would require much stronger evidence and that their use of them in the particular cases than B. adduces for the use of Mart. Capella (Dat. or Abl. and Ace.) quoted by Ps.–Plac. is (p. 414) as well as of Apuleius (p. 409). It is merely accidental. much more likely that, e.g. inantiis andcontumias,